Category Archives: Canadian Press
Protesters target home of Fox News' Tucker Carlson
WASHINGTON - Police say they are investigating a protest and vandalism at the home of Fox News host Tucker Carlson as a possible hate crime. It’s the latest example of protesters targeting the p...
Nov 08, 2018
'All options' soon possible to end Canada Post dispute, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving indications that his patience is running out for Canada Post to reach a contract settlement with its unionized employees as rotating strikes continue. ...
Nov 08, 2018
Incoming New Brunswick premier says he will treat taxpayers like customers
FREDERICTON - Blaine Higgs, who will take the oath of office Friday to become the 34th premier of New Brunswick, says his government will act more like a service organization - and treat taxpayers lik...
Nov 08, 2018
Canadian team finishes third in new event at world trampoline championships
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Canada captured bronze in the inaugural team event on Thursday at the world trampoline championships. The Canadian squad featured two-time Olympic champion Rosie MacLennan of ...
Nov 08, 2018
Mentally ill man found not criminally responsible in Alberta work camp killings
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A judge has found a man not criminally responsible for the stabbing deaths of two people at a northern Alberta work camp. Daniel Goodridge, 31, had pleaded not guilty due to a ...
Nov 08, 2018
Ottawa on track to invest less on new military kit than promised for second year
OTTAWA - For the second year in a row, the federal government is expected to spend billions of dollars less on new military equipment than promised because of a combination of good and bad news: cost ...
Nov 08, 2018
MPs need to consult women, social media companies about online behaviour: Cullen
OTTAWA - Women and social-media companies should be brought into a critical discussion about how parliamentarians conduct themselves online, says veteran NDP MP Nathan Cullen. Many MPs insist that wha...
Nov 08, 2018
CFL East semifinal on Remembrance Day to pause for moment of silence
TORONTO - The CFL will pause Sunday’s Eastern semifinal for a moment of silence to honour Canada’s veterans. The game in Hamilton between the Tiger-Cats and B.C. Lions is scheduled to take...
Nov 08, 2018
Community where no one wanted to be mayor gets a mayor, but only reluctantly
WELLINGTON, P.E.I. - Nobody wanted to be mayor, but Wellington, P.E.I., got one anyway. There were no mayoral candidates in Monday’s province-wide municipal elections, so the provincial governme...
Nov 08, 2018
Statcan's plan to harvest private banking info on hold, pending investigation
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada’s controversial plan to harvest personal financial data without people’s consent is on hold until an investigation of the legality and intrusiveness of the proje...
Nov 08, 2018